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the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book "obama's wars" hot off the presses not yet released but you've seen in the "new york times" "the washington post" a couple of the things in the book relate to your turf. in the book, president obama calls a nuclear attack a "potential game-changer" quoted in an interview "when i go down the list of things i have to worry about all the time that is at the top because that's one where you can't afford any mistakes." this was said, of course, after a drill in may involving a scenario of crude nukes in indianapolis and los angeles, nuclear mate
the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> christine o'donnell thinks calling somebody a czar is unconstitutional because the constitutional forbids the awarding of titles of nobility. seriously. first the sanity break in the tweet of the day. and it's from oh, sarah palin usa. that's to differentiate her from the woman on twitter called sarah palin north korea. with all the talk from the left, who funds tea party americans. one might point out the lefts, tea party is a.c.o.r.n., funded by fed gov. a is madam, you do know a.c.o.r.n. after being repeatedly slandered by the right and fox disbanded on april 1st, right? man with message in cleft stick does reach ice fortress of solitude, no? and b, are you saying tea party americans are the equivalent of evil, evil, evil a.c.o.r.n.? don't look back, miss palin. witchy woman might be gaining on you. let's play "oddball." >>> it's me again. we begin with a little self-promotion. as many of you and al
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> christine o'donnell thinks calling somebody a czar is unconstitutional because the constitutional forbids the awarding of titles of nobility. seriously. first the sanity break in the tweet of the day. and it's from oh, sarah palin usa. that's to differentiate her from the woman on twitter called sarah palin north korea. with all the talk from the left, who funds tea party...
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some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know, know you after this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insure verse found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid. that's next. but first, get out your "pitchforks and torches." i thought we were going to play the tape again. defending what they call an e-fit of a man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing 60 pounds. that's british money, in case you didn't know. we would call it a computer rendering, obviously. the police have issued this picture of a man they wish to interview. the constable admitted, quote we are currently experiencing technical problems with the quality of the hair and are waiting for an upgrade from the system of the company that provides was the s
some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know, know you after this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insure verse found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid....
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insurers have found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid. that's next. but first, get out your "pitchforks and torches." i thought we were going to play the tape again. defending what they call an e-fit of a man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing 60 pounds. that's british money, in case you didn't know. we would call it a computer rendering, obviously. the police have issued this picture of a man they wish to interview. the constable admitted, quote we are currently experiencing technical problems with the quality of the hair and are waiting for an upgrade from the system of the company that provides us with the software. this is important to point out that the suspect in this case is described as having blond-gray hair. while the hair on this image may not be of the best quality, it takes nothing from the overall clarity of
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insurers have found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid. that's next. but first, get out your "pitchforks and torches." i thought we were going to play the tape again. defending what they call an e-fit of a man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing 60 pounds. that's british money, in case you...
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filibusters should not be used to prevent the senate from debating. debates are important. debates on these issues are important. debate on don't ask, don't tell is important. debates on these other issues is important. a sad day, a sad day when a defense authorization bill is filibustered to the point where you can't even get to debate that bill. it's totally unacceptable that for the first time in history after 42 years we're not going to get to a defense authorization bill because it's filibustered by republicans. >> senator levin also said that the repeal of don't ask, don't tell is not off the table, but he confess head could not discern what the path would be at the moment. the tyranny of the minority echoed by senator jack reed who talked about the dream act that would provide citizenship to immigrants who serve in the military and which the pentagon supports. >> i think it suggests the unwillingness to even debate is that our colleagues don't have very much confidence in their arguments against proposed changes in the policy regarding don't ask, don't tell and again
filibusters should not be used to prevent the senate from debating. debates are important. debates on these issues are important. debate on don't ask, don't tell is important. debates on these other issues is important. a sad day, a sad day when a defense authorization bill is filibustered to the point where you can't even get to debate that bill. it's totally unacceptable that for the first time in history after 42 years we're not going to get to a defense authorization bill because it's...
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what makes us different? for 300 years we've chosen to focus on our clients. what a novel idea. [ waves crashing ] ♪ call me ishmael! ♪ ♪ ♪ [ man ] moby dick. [ voice command ] "searching for moby dick." ♪ [ beep beep beep ] ♪ ♪ ♪ people they come together [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. at&t. rethink possible. look." in sports the yankees were all over the tampa bay devil rays to seize control of the american league east. here's mario solis. >>> it appears the yankees are finally pull ago way in the a.l. east. bombers jumping all over the rays and nick swisher continues to revamp his career in the big apple. number 27 for the swisher king, 1-0 yanks. a few batters later, lance berkman joins the fun. wall banger to center. yankees score 5 in the first as they go on to win 8-3 and have a 2 1/2-game lead in the east >>> to minnesota, twins clinching with a win over the indians and white sox loss, putting minnesota on top with an rbi single and he completes the throw home, twinkies up 5-4. twins are
what makes us different? for 300 years we've chosen to focus on our clients. what a novel idea. [ waves crashing ] ♪ call me ishmael! ♪ ♪ ♪ [ man ] moby dick. [ voice command ] "searching for moby dick." ♪ [ beep beep beep ] ♪ ♪ ♪ people they come together [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. at&t. rethink possible. look." in sports the yankees were all over the tampa bay devil rays to seize control of the...
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i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and pryor would have voted with us as well. the important thing to keep in mind about the study like you were talking about it was never intended to inform the legislative process. it was always meant to be and sold to us as a wholly internal study for the dod to identify issues. >> let me go to the politics question again. josh, what i don't understand is the american people overwhelmingly support open service. is the one thing in our life that is really changed in terms of social issues. it's not like abortion issues that have taken time to change or go back and forth. this one has been a pendulum swinging dire
i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and...
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announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with the fact that today, september 22nd, is the anniversary of congress approving the u.s. peace corps. ask anyone who's volunteered and they'll tell you it was the opportunity of their life. the moment they broke out of their world into a larger one, when they came face to face, probably on the other side of the globe, with a very different human experience. i went to swazi land as part of the first peace corps group in that southern africa kingdom. there were 50 of us and we went into a country with very little experience with americans. the relationship was fresh and crisp, hopeful on both sides and grateful too. i've kept up with a half dozen guys that i went over there, friends for life. we shared something out in the african sun, without electricity and television and telephones. out where you lived, life with real people. taught what you could, learned much more. found yourself in close company with people surpris
announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with the fact that today, september 22nd, is the anniversary of congress approving the u.s. peace corps. ask anyone who's volunteered and they'll tell you it was the opportunity of their life. the moment they broke out of their world into a larger one, when they came face to face, probably on the other side of the globe, with a very different human experience. i went to swazi land...
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home. >> do you feel your campaigning and your subject dangers the future release of your brother? >> all we do is call for compassion. all we do is call for humanitarianism. the u.n. as a symbol of harmony among nations. we're just asking for them to do the right thing. we appreciate his intervention and to gain sarah's release and we are hoping that things will move forward and move forward quickly. >> even saying, alex, we have been hearing many of the family members' parents would like to meet ahmadinejad as he is here to talk a
to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home....
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pete williams joins us now from washington. pete, if this problem exists and it's harder to find, why? what's going on here? why is it more difficult to find these people? >> that was the interesting thing about the hearing today, tamarin. what they say is that the terror groups are moving away from the big complex, long-term planning operations that resulted in 9/11 with a lot of people. they're moving to quicker operations that are less complicated, fewer people involved, a shorter planning period. and, therefore, there's a smaller window during which the u.s. has the ability to detect and disrupt them. here's the way secretary napolitano described the issue. >> homeland security, in fact, begins with home town security. so we're working with a variety of recommendations made by a working group of our homeland security advisory council to aid local law enforcement in this effort. >> and director muller, bob muller, the director of the fbi, said there is a bright spot here, that more islamic organizations in the u.s. are willi
pete williams joins us now from washington. pete, if this problem exists and it's harder to find, why? what's going on here? why is it more difficult to find these people? >> that was the interesting thing about the hearing today, tamarin. what they say is that the terror groups are moving away from the big complex, long-term planning operations that resulted in 9/11 with a lot of people. they're moving to quicker operations that are less complicated, fewer people involved, a shorter...
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they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party. in the context of needing that exit strategy. so there is no shortage, you talked about the holbrooke and biden going at each other. mi
they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in...
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mike barnicle still with us. steven rattner still with us. joins us from the white house, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same. another administration, another war, another woodward book and tales of infighting all over the place. >> i don't know what you're talking about. think obey want can't nobody by, the response from the white house, there's nothing to see here. these aren't the disagreements you're looking for. the senior administration officials put out very lengthy response to the woodward book this morning. and their buckback on this is this, hey, there's been policy disagreements. everybody knew that at the time there was a disagreement, particularly between biden and gates, for instance, between the military side essentially and the diplomatic side. and it's also not news that ambassador holbrook e is someboy that rubbed people the wrong way. they look at it as the president is somebody who wants people around the table with different ops
mike barnicle still with us. steven rattner still with us. joins us from the white house, nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same. another administration, another war, another woodward book and tales of infighting all over the place. >> i don't know what you're talking about. think obey want can't nobody by, the response from the white house, there's nothing to see here. these aren't the...
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john harwood joins us now. we have reported this is something in the works for months, so not a surprise inside the west wing but perhaps the timing of the announcement. who might the president pick to replace larry summers? >> boy, that's a mystery, savannah. they have thought about this for some time. when i've run various names in the rumor mill by senior white house officials like mulkey, the former ser ox executive, we'll see what happens there. this is the timing of which was influenced by the president's remarks at the town hall the other day when i asked about whether geithner would be staying. i'm told that summers didn't want the speculation to stay in there. he had planned to do this for some time. i don't think it represents a change in policy. i think the administration remains comfortable with the track we're on and larry summers remains in tune with president obama, but it does give them a chance to refresh, bring in new blood and address the criticism they've faced about not having practical bus
john harwood joins us now. we have reported this is something in the works for months, so not a surprise inside the west wing but perhaps the timing of the announcement. who might the president pick to replace larry summers? >> boy, that's a mystery, savannah. they have thought about this for some time. when i've run various names in the rumor mill by senior white house officials like mulkey, the former ser ox executive, we'll see what happens there. this is the timing of which was...
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bob joins us now. also with us, gary zakowsi, founder of tweet my jobs. bob, i will begin with you. how did you get a job? >> well, gary's website. thank you, gary. >> yeah. >> thank you, gary. >> you are welcome. >> tell us how it worked. >> very fortunate. >> how did you find out about it? how did you use it? how did you end up with a job? >> our hr consultant had posted the listing online at tweet my jobs.com and i responded to the ad and began the interview process. >> gary, how does this work? is this like a classified listings that are sent out by way of twitter, effectively? >> well, that's the foundation. basically, we take corporate openings and our model is to take all of the company's openings and distributed them on social media, twitter, facebook and linkedin and target individual job sees by the way of instant messaging notification. >> let's use my tv show as an example it is going well, we are experiencing success, we are hiring some producers. how would we use tweet my jobs to recruit? >> i'm sure nbc and msnbc is active in social media and social media, in general
bob joins us now. also with us, gary zakowsi, founder of tweet my jobs. bob, i will begin with you. how did you get a job? >> well, gary's website. thank you, gary. >> yeah. >> thank you, gary. >> you are welcome. >> tell us how it worked. >> very fortunate. >> how did you find out about it? how did you use it? how did you end up with a job? >> our hr consultant had posted the listing online at tweet my jobs.com and i responded to the ad and began...
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>> well, we found that she repeatedly used campaign funds for personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord. those were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that's one example of the many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle. she had no other income, so she was treating her campaign account like it was her personal piggy bank. >> and this happened in 2009? >> 2009 and 2010. >> okay. >> and ms. o'donnell had really no oversight. there was no campaign treasurer as the law requires for over a year and a half, so she had a -- a wachovia bank card that she whipped out whenever other people would use their debit card. >> who do you have sworn statements from to back up this allegation? >> we have a sworn statement from david keegan a former campaign staffer for ms. o'donnell back in 2008. and in addition, there was another person, a campaign manager, who made recorded calls th
>> well, we found that she repeatedly used campaign funds for personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord. those were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that's one example of the many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle. she had no other income, so she was treating her campaign account like it...
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with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> msnbc's lawrence o'donnell joins us next. plus this -- >> we do not go out and see, find out if someone is gay or not. i don't know if they are not. i know they don't go out. they do not. they do not. they do not. you can say they are. it's not true. >> that is the case of mike almy. >> senator john mccain apparently does not understand the faintest thing about the policy he filibustered today. major mike almy, formally of the air force, the man whose case bewildered john mccain today will be joining us live in just a minute.ck and -do the times you tried quitting... ♪ ...then started again. but every smoker was a non-smoker once. and you could be again. for many, smoking is a treatable medical condition. so talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and make this time, your time. it will with natural instincts. it's clinically proven. 80% of women agreed that natural insti
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> msnbc's lawrence o'donnell joins us next. plus this -- >> we do not go out and see, find out if someone is gay or not. i don't know if they are not. i know they don't go out. they do not. they do not. they do not. you can say they are. it's not true. >> that is the case of mike almy. >> senator john mccain apparently does not understand the faintest thing about...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. >>> two interesting sets of votes today as the republicans successfully filibustered the whole defense bill to stop the military from being allowed to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. first jim webb. lots of reporting before the vote suggesting that even though he is a democrat, he was going to side with republicans on the filibuster. he did not do so. senator webb put out a statement today indicating his continued hostility to repealing "don't ask, don't tell," but he said the defense bill should not be filibustered. second, the two democratic senators from arkansas, blanche lincoln and mark pryor, neither on the national radar as party-switchers on this vote. but both voted with republicans to fili
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. >>> two interesting sets of votes today as the republicans successfully filibustered the whole defense bill to stop the military from being allowed to repeal the "don't ask, don't...
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they used those to throw me out. that's just one example among hundreds of others of how this policy has been abused and violated to serve the purposes of the military. it's not there to protect gays and lesbians. it is there to throw them out. this is one more example of it. how senator mccain and our leaders in congress are out of touch with this policy and using partisan interest above national security. this must stop. >> major mike almy, discharged from the united states air force after the military searched his private e-mails while he was serving during the height of insurgency in iraq in 2005, mike, thank you for your activism, your service, thank you for joining us tonight on short notice to respond to senator mccain tonight. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> we'll see you again tomorrow. we're proud of our excellent blog at mad owblog. and our free podcast is available at i tp tunes. thanks for tuning in with us again tonight. we knew this would be a big show with the don't ask, don't tell vote today. we'
they used those to throw me out. that's just one example among hundreds of others of how this policy has been abused and violated to serve the purposes of the military. it's not there to protect gays and lesbians. it is there to throw them out. this is one more example of it. how senator mccain and our leaders in congress are out of touch with this policy and using partisan interest above national security. this must stop. >> major mike almy, discharged from the united states air force...